I can present definitive details about each smoke and rain.
As predicted by high-resolution fashions, the winds have turned easterly (from the east) over the Cascades, pushing smoke into western Washington and Oregon.
The seen satellite tv for pc imagery this morning exhibits the smoky miasma over the area (under). You’ll be able to see the smoke passing across the Olympics into the Pacific. Appears like smoke-free mountaineering close to Snoqualmie Go and on the japanese slopes of the Cascades.
The smoke has reached the floor round Puget Sound and southwest Washington. Crimson is poor high quality and purple is even worse. The smoke is staying aloft as of this morning over the San Juans.
Right here in Seattle, I can odor smoke exterior and the Seattle PanoCam leaves little question (see below–at 12:30 PM)
All of this from a number of minor fires.
The Northwest is the smoke capital of the U.S. at present (see under), whereas California is sort of smoke-free.
I hate to say this, however Sunday will stay heat and smoky (excessive round 80F). However there will probably be cooling (into the higher 60s) subsequent week and regularly lowering smoke.
Rain
The rain beginning subsequent weekend is a really certain factor. The American mannequin has joined the European Middle in dumping precipitation over the area. The ensembles of many forecasts are all on the identical web page.
People…every week from now, the nice and cozy, smoky summer season will probably be over…. and maybe a few of you’ll miss it.
Let me present you.
Right here is the 48-h rainfall totals ending 5 AM subsequent Sunday. Moist within the mountains, however Puget Sound and the Willamette Valley will take pleasure in some rain shadowing.
The following 48-h will convey much more.
This rain will finish the native wildfire season. Temperatures won’t climb above the 50s. You may be on the lookout for sizzling cider and your sun shades must be stowed away.
